1. Slow Cooked
WordPress
Josh Feck / nxnweb.com / @joshfeck
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2. What is Slow Cooked?
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3. #WCChicago 7/30 - 7/31/11

4. http://www.isadorefarm.com/
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Matt and Carissa Visser

5. Hop farm in Empire, Michigan.

6. Right Brain Brewery’s Double Black Eye P. A.

8. Coffee Grower→Roaster→
Coffee Shop→Barista→End User
or
Coffee Grower→Roaster→
Store→End User
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9. Core Contributor Consultant
Theme Author Site Builder
Plugin Developer Client
Hosting Company End User
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10. credit: _Madolan_

11. This Session:
• Installation •Resources
• Themes • Random Tips
• Plugins • Your Questions
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12. Installation
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13. credit: Betsssssy
credit: Editor B
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16. http://devpress.com/blog/a-really-sweet-
wordpress-development-environment/
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http://devpress.com/blog/a-really-sweet-wordpress-development-environment/

17. Themes
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18. A true story...
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21. credit: adactio

24. WordPress.org Theme Repository
• Free (as in speech and beer)
• Very reliable quality
• Tested by volunteer WordPress experts
• Only newer themes (since fall of 2010)
• Who is the Author?
• Footer links can shed light on why it’s there
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26. Gary Jones, Brian Gardner, Rafal Tomal
Jared Atchison, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Brian Richards
Jake Caputo, Luke McDonald, Mike McCalister
Emil Uzelac, Gil Rutkowski
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32. http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-yet-another-related-posts-plugin-no-related-posts-in-two-ways-detailed-description?replies=8
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-yet-another-related-posts-plugin-no-related-posts-in-two-ways-
detailed-description?replies=8

33. http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Hiding_Plugins_When_Deactivated
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Hiding_Plugins_When_Deactivated

34. http://theme.it/how-to-display-an-admin-notice-for-required-theme-plugins/
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http://theme.it/how-to-display-an-admin-notice-for-required-theme-plugins/

38. Themes, In Review:
• A wireframe will help • plugins: avoid
you get your content reinvention of the
theme-ready wheel
• Sorry, Google • if statements and
admin notices
• .org repository (since
fall 2010) & reputable • theme unit test
commercial theme
authors are reliable • poorly coded theme is
not the plugin’s fault
• the right tools: FTP + (mitcho is a nice guy)
text editor
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39. Plugins
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40. http://yoast.com/wp-plugin-review/
http://yoast.com/wp-plugin-review/

41. http://wpcandy.com/category/broadcasts/the-daily-plugin
http://wpcandy.com/category/broadcasts/the-daily-plugin

42. http://wordpress.mfields.org/2011/pluginpalooza/
http://wordpress.mfields.org/2011/pluginpalooza/

44. JavaScript
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47. http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script

48. + Use Google Libraries plugin for performance
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50. http://scribu.net/wordpress/optimal-script-loading.html

51. Tutorials...
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54. • the codex often has links to reliable
tutorials at the end of each article
• the comments can have corrections or
additional tips
• random hacks/snippets might not make
for good advice
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55. codex.wordpress.org wpengineer.com
devpress.com tentblogger.com
yoast.com wordpress.mfields.com
theme.it smashingmagazine.com
wpmututorials.com wplift.com
justintadlock.com
sixrevisions.com
lorelle.wordpress.com
ottopress.com net.tutsplus.com
wpbeginner.com scribu.net
markjaquith.wordpress.com dev.studiopress.com
andrewnacin.com digwp.com
wordpress.stackexchange.com wpcandy.com
continue the discussion:
http://wpcandy.com/discussion/about/most-reliable-sources-for-tutorials
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http://wpcandy.com/discussion/about/most-reliable-sources-for-tutorials

56. #WCChicago 7/30 - 7/31/11

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58. http://daverupert.com/2010/06/web-performant-wordpress/
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http://daverupert.com/2010/06/web-performant-wordpress/

59. wp-typography plugin
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60. Let’s Wrap!
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61. Join the discussion:
tweet your theme or plugin pick:
#wcchicago
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62. @joshfeck
http://nxnweb.com
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